Matthew NeSmith

Matthew NeSmith
Personal information
Born	(1993-09-29) September 29, 1993 (age 31) North Augusta, South Carolina, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.
Spouse	Abigail NeSmith
Career
College	University of South Carolina
Turned professional	2016
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins	1
Highest ranking	89 (October 16, 2022)[1] (as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T23: 2023
U.S. Open	T37: 2022
The Open Championship	DNP

Matthew NeSmith (born September 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career

NeSmith was born in North Augusta, South Carolina. He won the 2011 Junior Heritage and the 2015 Players Amateur.^[2]

Korn Ferry Tour

On the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour, NeSmith won the Albertsons Boise Open to secure his PGA Tour card.^[3]

PGA Tour

After the first round, NeSmith held the lead at the 2021 Phoenix Open.^[4] NeSmith ended the tournament tied in seventh.

In March 2022, NeSmith recorded his best PGA Tour finish, with a T3 at the Valspar Championship, one shot outside of the playoff between Sam Burns, and Davis Riley.

In July 2024, NeSmith was in second place after the 3M Open third round but finished T9.

Amateur wins

• 2011 Polo Junior Classic, Jones Cup Junior Invitational
• 2012 Azalea Invitational, FJ Invitational, Rolex Tournament of Champions
• 2015 Hootie @ Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, SEC Championship, Players Amateur
• 2016 The Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invite, General Hackler Championship

Source:^[5]

Professional wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Korn Ferry Tour (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Aug 25, 2019	Albertsons Boise Open	−19 (70-64-67-64=265)	1 stroke	Brandon Hagy, Viktor Hovland

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2024	ISCO Championship	Zac Blair, Pierceson Coody, Harry Hall, Rico Hoey	Hall won with birdie on third extra hole Blair and Hoey eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship					T23
U.S. Open				T37
The Open Championship		NT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T26

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

• 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates

References

1. "Week 42 2022 Ending 16 Oct 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
2. Schupak, Adam (June 18, 2020). "Matthew NeSmith shoots 66 at Harbour Town, where he proposed to his wife". Golfweek.
3. Shedloski, Dave (August 25, 2019). "Matthew NeSmith rallies to win Albertsons Boise Open, Viktor Hovland ties for second; both earn PGA Tour cards". Golf Digest.
4. "2021 Phoenix Open leaderboard: Matthew NeSmith, Mark Hubbard lead, but stars not far behind after Round 1". CBS Sports.
5. "Matthew NeSmith". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

External links

• Matthew NeSmith at the PGA Tour official site
• Matthew NeSmith at the Official World Golf Ranking official site